yes it’s true. parents: buy your children polaroid cameras. forget high-quality digital, kids want instant gratification…i had a blast with these kids a few weeks ago at one of my weddings – they loved my big SLR but kept asking how they could get the pictures out of it – luckily i had my polaroid tucked into my shootsac! i totally made their night and i made 3 new little buddies :)
how cute are they showing off their souvenirs??
Filed under children, event, just for fun, photography, photojournalism
i was in chicago last week photographing AHF LIVE – a conference on affordable housing. highlights included chicago mayor richard daley, former congresswoman nancy johnson, and senator paul sarbanes.
mayor daley is committed to affordable housing and told the audience it is a “top priority for his administration.”
Nancy Johnson stressed that at the very least “everyone deserves a modicum of economic and health security.”
Paul Sarbanes called on the audience to make an effort to educate Congress in regards to the housing crisis, insisting that “we need results, and we need them in a hurry.”
Filed under event, news, photography, photojournalism
yes – this is going to be another one of those posts where i rave about the couple and want to put up at least 47 pics of them…
let me first say that i love, love, love tara! she was a breath of fresh air: funny, fashionable, beautiful, AND she loves photos! i had a total blast with her and keith yesterday in baltimore…we have had to postpone a few times, and were all very excited and anxious to meet – we’ve exchanged a million emails and i knew we were going to get along fabulously. tara even said keith had been practicing his smile – this was particularly hilarious, and totally unecessary as they laughed and smiled the entire time without any prompting by me! we started out in fells point and walked to the docks at the frederick douglass maritime park – love that place! photographed an awesome wedding there just last month…then it was off to the american visionary arts museum in federal hill to get a killer photo under the idyllic neon LOVE sign. we were so thrilled about it, and then just as siked to explore the outdoor section of the museum! tara + keith stood in front of the amazing glass mosaic exterior of the muesum and even held the door for visitors when they entered! then tara jumped on this metal bug statue and keith “pretended” to perch above it (note: no art was harmed in the making of these photos!) then we walked around back where little ceramic paintings and figures lined the walls and discovered a huge fort made of wood! they ran right in and peeked out at me! loved it! there were these cool concrete stairs that they walked up, and next thing i knew keith scooped tara up in his arms! too cute! oh, and i did i mention we got a great shot with their dog hogan at the very end? yay!
what better way to spend a sunday than with a couple as amazing as tara + keith?
i love my job :)
hogan!
this may be my favorite – there’s just something about this one, and about tara – i think it’s the way she’s standing, it draws my eye. i tried it with an antique wash, and i think it pretty much rocks.
Filed under baltimore, engagement, photography, photojournalism
yvon + seth are married! theirs was a wonderfully intimate ceremony at the city tavern club in georgetown saturday evening…
yvon was having her hair and makeup done with her maid of honor, sister, and niece at the red door spa – yvon is so cute and we laughed and chatted the whole time. i’ve been so excited about shooting her wedding – in the last few months we’ve become friends so it was great to be with her all day. yvon is such an exhuberant, awesome girl – you can’t help but have a good time when you’re with her! seth is more the strong, silent type – they are such a perfect match.
the ceremony was held (so appropriately!) in the bliss room at the ctc, where the reverend read some of adam smith’s philosophy (they both work in finance) and both seth and yvon’s sisters delivered touching poems about love. they also incorporated a water ceremony – each pouring different colored water from seperate vases into one – a further symbol of their new unity.
after a lively cocktail reception on the terrace (yay for warm october nights!) guests enjoyed a lavish dinner followed by a very entertaining slideshow put together by the talented and hardworking groom – good job seth! everyone was treated to absolutely adorable photos of seth and yvon through the years – it was very funny…
afterwards, the rockin’ winn brothers band announced the newlyweds for their first dance – a perfectly choreographed number! it was great – everyone cheered and seth’s mom was so amazed at his skills! the band played all yvon’s favorite songs – including vanilla ice’s ever popular ice, ice, baby – good thing i occupied with the camera – otherwise it could have been yet another karaoke performance -ha!
there were some incredible dance moves going on and everyone had a fantastic time – especially yvon! the huge smile never left her face as she danced the night away with her family and friends…and HUSBAND!
congratulations yvon + seth! i am so very happy you and can’t wait to you both soon – what an incredible day!
*now please enjoy the *longest* blog i have ever posted!!
…and onto the dancing/high-fiving portion of the evening!
Filed under dc, photography, photojournalism, wedding
just wanted to show my support for kate michael (miss dc 2006) as she prepares for her entry in the miss dc usa pageant on november 24, here in dc. my friend lee helped me put this mini-ad together to run in program brochures for the event, featuring one of the headshots from a session we did for the pageant…best of luck kate!
Filed under celebrity, dc, just for fun, news, photography
crystal + edwin’s wedding at the ronald reagan building on sunday was beautiful…the weather was perfect, the flowers and decor were stunning, and their families were so much fun – dancing like crazy all evening long! they chose the reagan building because of its proximity to freedom plaza – a very special place for edwin (the awesome skateboarder that he is) as freedom plaza is highly regarded as one of the best places to skateboard in the country. there was a turkish festival going on all day on sunday, so when we went to get some shots the guys had to be very low key, as skateboarding is officially prohibited…we got some great shots, and more importantly edwin and his boys had fun skating in their fancy suits, and crystal joined in the craziness as well…i have to say one of the coolest things at the wedding (and there were many – from the insane dollar dance, to the skateboarding escapade, to the phillipine traditions during the ceremony) was the groom’s cake: a “crab” cake – it was literally a bushel of fondant crabs with a side of corn and old bay! fancy cakes by leslie rocked it out.
edwin + crystal: congrats! happy skating and best of luck!
Filed under dc, photography, photojournalism, wedding
welcome! my name is jaime windon, i am the blonde photographer, and the world is my oyster.
my life is nothing less than a global roadshow - originally from washington, dc, i just returned from living + working in lamu island, kenya. i am currently based on the eastern shore of maryland, and travel incessantly to satisfy my wanderlust + to capture the best images possible.
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